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Let’s Talk Art: Indigenous Aesthetics

sketch of red fox in profileJoin the Beach Museum of Art’s director Linda Duke for a livestream conversation with Neal Ambrose-Smith (Salish-Kootenai, Métis-Cree, Sho-Ban) and Norman Akers (Osage Nation) as each artist reflects on the use of space and representation in their work. Ambrose-Smith is the creator of the 2021-2022 K-State Common Work of ArtFrom Upstream I Caught a Fish.

Register for the free program via Zoom.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with details about how to join the program.

This event is part of the Beach Museum of Art’s annual program series, Art in Motion: a tribute to Marianna’s love for lifelong learning! Marianna Kistler Beach believed in the value of art and the importance of cross-cultural understanding. The museum offers the Art in Motion programs in celebration of her work and leadership.

Image (top): Neal Ambrose-Smith, From Upstream I Caught a Fish, 2008, etching and transfer on paper, 30 x 22 1/2 in., gift of Joe and Barb Zanatta, Zanatta Editions. 2009.136

collage of figures including spaceships, a gull and indigenous people

Image: Norman Akers, Dark Reign, 2021.

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